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The Congress
During the US Civil War the US Congress was dominated by the Republican Party and their allies for most of the time were from the so-called "War Democrats". Congress was eager to end the Southern rebellion quickly and constantly criticized President Lincoln for what Congress believed was bad war planning.
Battlefield progress on both sides.
As a result of the Civil War, Congress imprisoned Pro-Southern leaders in Maryland.
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The Congress
During the US Civil War the US Congress was dominated by the Republican Party and their allies for most of the time were from the so-called "War Democrats". Congress was eager to end the Southern rebellion quickly and constantly criticized President Lincoln for what Congress believed was bad war planning.
Battlefield progress on both sides.
civil office Article I, Section 6, Clause 2
Income tax
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During the Civil War, Congress took advantage of the absence of southerners in the House and Senate to do all of the following, except
During the Civil War, Congress wanted strict punishments for the Southern states.
The government by act of congress during the civil war
section 1983
White landowning planters dominated the South's economy and political system before the Civil War. They controlled the majority of the region's agricultural production and held political power through their influence in state legislatures and Congress.
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